Huberman Lab
Huberman Lab
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The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.

The Science of Vision, Eye Health & Seeing Better | Episode 24

June 14, 2021 1:49:37 0.0 MB Downloads: 0

This episode I describe how we see, meaning how our eyes focus, convert light information into electricity the rest of the brain can understand and how our brain creates the incredible thing we experience as “sight”. I also describe how we can train and support our visual system to improve at any age. I describe more than a dozen protocols to support depth perception, offset near-sightedness, improve mood, sleep, and our ability to focus (both visual focus and our mental focus generally). I also explain how to use eyesight to improve our levels of alertness and why visual hallucinations, lazy eyes and colorblindness occur. I also describe various compounds that may assist in supporting visual health and possibly improve our vision. Many simple, zero-cost protocols and a lot of scientific mechanisms are covered in this episode in clear language anyone can understand-- it is for anyone that values their brain and whether eyesight, young, adult-age or advanced age.

 

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Link to eye exercise videos for smooth pursuit, amblyopia, etc. (Numbering of videos does correspond to numbers in episode caption.) https://www.youtube.com/c/VisualExercises/videos

 

Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:04:51 Protocol: Concurrent Training For Endurance, Strength, Hypertrophy
  • 00:07:24 The Senses, Vision, Seeing & What We Should All Do To See Better
  • 00:10:35 Our Eyes: What They Really Do, & How They Work
  • 00:14:30 Converting Light Into Electricity Language: Photoreceptors, Retinal Ganglion Cells
  • 00:17:00 We Don’t See Anything Directly: It Is All A Comparison Of Reflected Light
  • 00:19:35 Dogs, Cats, Snakes, Squirrels, Shrimps, Diving Birds, & You(r View Of The World)
  • 00:24:05 Everything You See Is A Best Guess, Blind Spots
  • 00:25:50 Depth Perception
  • 00:28:00 Subconscious Vision: Light, Mood, Metabolism, Dopamine; Frog’s Skin In Your Eyes
  • 00:32:00 Blue-Yellow Light, Sunlight; & Protocol 1 For Better Biology & Psychology;
  • 00:35:00 Protocol 2: Prevent & Offset Near-Sightedness (Myopia): Outdoors 2 Hours Per Day
  • 00:42:00 Improving Focus: Visual & Mental; Accommodation, Your Pupils & Your Bendy Lens
  • 00:48:50 Protocol 3: Distance Viewing For 20min For Every 90 Minutes of “Close Viewing”
  • 00:52:20 Protocol 4: Self-Generated Optic Flow; Move Yourself Through Space Daily
  • 00:54:26 Protocol 5: Be More Alert; Eyelids, Eye Size, Chin Position, Looking Up Versus Down
  • 00:59:21 Protocol 6: Sleep In A Very Dark Room To Prevent Myopia (Nearsightedness)
  • 01:02:55 Color Vision, Colorblindness, Use Magentas Not Reds,
  • 01:04:32 Protocol 7: Keeping Your Vision Sharp With Distance Viewing Every Day
  • 01:06:05 Protocol 8: Smooth Pursuit
  • 01:08:48 Protocol 9: Near-Far Visual Training 2-3 Minutes 3-4 Times a Week
  • 01:13:33 Protocol 10: Red Light, Emerging Protocol To Improve Photoreceptors & Vision
  • 01:16:20 Dry Eyes; Blinking, Protocol 11
  • 01:18:40 Lazy Eye, Binocular Vision, Amblyopia; Triggering Rapid Brain Plasticity; Protocol 12
  • 01:24:48 Protocol 12: Determine Your Dominant Eye; Near-Far Training
  • 01:27:57 Visual Hallucinations: The Consequence of An Under-Active Visual Brain
  • 01:29:47 Protocol 13: Snellen Chart: A Simple, Cost-Free Way To Test & Maintain Vision
  • 01:33:00 Vitamin A, Lutein, Idebenone, Zeaxanthine, Astaxanthin, Blood Flow
  • 01:44:20 Summary of Protocols, Vital Point About Blood & Oxygen For Vision
  • 01:46:00 Episode Length, Captions, Zero-Cost Support, Instagram, Searching Topics